KOLADE, Dr. Christopher Olusola (CON)

Biographical record

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

December 28, 1932

State of Origin

Erin – Oke, Osun State

Name of Spouse

Mrs. Beatrice E. Kolade

Profession

Administrator
Diplomat

Schools Attended with Dates

Emmanuel School, Ado-Ekiti, 1939-1943; Christ's School, Ado-Ekiti, 1944-1945; Government College, Ibadan, 1946-1951; Fourah Bay College, Sierra- Leone, 1951-1955;

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

- Fellow, Institute of Directors,
- Fellow, Society of Nigerian Broadcasters,

Present Appointment

Founder, Christopher Kolade Foundation; Chancellor, McPherson University; Chairman, Board of Directors of SystemSpecs.

Previous Appointments

- Education Officer, Defunct Western Region, 1955;
- West Regional Controller, Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (now Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN), 1960- 1963;
- Director, Television, Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (now Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN), 1963-1968;
- Director, Programmes, Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (now Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN), 1968-1972;
- President, International Institute for Communications, 1973 – 1975;
- Director General, Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (now Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, 1972-1978;
- President, World Association for Christian Communication, 1975–1982;
- Administration director, Cadbury Nigeria Limited, 1978;
- Deputy Managing director, Cadbury Nigeria Limited, 1982;
- President, Nigerian Institute of Management, 1985–1988;
- Managing Director, Cadbury Nigeria Limited, 1984-1989;
- Chief Executive Officer, Cadbury Nigeria Limited, 1989;
- President, Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, 1988–1993;
- Lecturer, Lagos Business School, 1995-2005;
- High Commissioner to United Kingdom, 2002-2007;
- Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University, 2009-2012
- Chairman, Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme Board, January 3, 2012;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

- Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), 2008

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

- Honorary Doctor of Civil, University of Sierra-Leone, 1976;

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS:
Managing Grassroots Resources and Facilities for National Development in a Depressed Economy

Hobbies

- Listening to Gospel Music
- Playing lawn tennis

Social Clubs

- Metropolitan Club, Lagos State;
- Lagos Country Club, Lagos State

Other Relevant Information

Dr Kolade is an Organist and Choir Master in St. Peter's Church, Faji, Lagos, since 1988. Dr. Christopher Kolade received the medal of the Order of St. Augustine from the Archbishop of Canterbury (1981). He is also a Lay Canon of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the Diocese of Guildford.